Splat Experience Newsletter December 2007 Edition Volume 54 Thank you for taking the time to read through this newsletter. I apologize for not updating the newsletter in a while, but we have been busier than ever. Let me give you an update: The month of September was our busiest month to date. We had two cancellations and turned down about 5 events. Here are the other events we participated in this last month including 12 performances: September 2 (Sunday) 2007 - Christ Community Church, Carmichael, California Three performances September 7 (Friday) 2007 - Momentum Events, Memphis, Tennessee One performance September 9 (Sunday) 2007 - Southside Baptist Church, Dothan, Alabama Two performances September 11 (Tuesday) 2007 - Christ United Methodist Church ­ Methodist Men Group, East Moline, Illinois One performance September 13 (Thursday) 2007 - WORLD PREMIERE - Pulse FM, South Bend, Indiana Interview and world premiere of the original, Splat Experience song "Wait For You" September 14 (Friday) 2007 - Momentum Events, Atlanta, Georgia One performance September 21 (Friday) 2007 - Southside Christian School, St. Joseph, Missouri One performance September 22 (Saturday) 2007 - Momentum Events, Joseph, Missouri One performance September 23 (Sunday) 2007 - Riverside Church, St. Joseph, Missouri Two performances ON TOUR WITH CASTING CROWNS: September 27 (Thursday) Municpal Auditorium San Antonio, Texas On tour with Casting Crowns September 28 (Friday) The Don Haskins, El Paso, Texas September 29 (Saturday) Jobing.com Arena, Glendale, Arizona September 30 (Sunday) Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California We enjoyed something very special for the ministry in September. Brian Timothy and I were interviewed on Pulse FM about our new song Wait For You (co-written with J.T. Williams). It was awesome to be in the studio as our song was shared on the radio. It was definitely a first for both of us and very exciting! Toward the end of the month we started our tour with Casting Crowns. It is really hard to describe how awesome the tour has been so far. We debuted our new presentation "TRUTH" which is performed in each concert right after intermission. It has been well received by every audience so far - for which we give the Lord thanks! The month of October was packed with Casting Crowns concerts as we performed 17 performances during the month, including one church performance in Indianapolis. October 1 (Monday) Cal State University of Bakersfield Ampitheater, Bakersfield, California October 3 (Wednesday) Fresno District Fair/Paul Theater, Fresno, California (No performance at this event) October 4 (Thursday) Jackson County Expo Center, Central Point, Oregon October 5 (Friday) Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon October 6 (Saturday) Overlake Christian Church, Redmond, Washington October 7 (Sunday) Spokane Arena, Spokane, Washington October 8 (Monday) Taco Bell Arena, Boise, Idaho October 11 (Thursday) Amarillo Civic Center, Amarillo, Texas October 12 (Friday) Alltel Arena, N. Little Rock, Arkansas October 13 (Saturday) Bancorp South Arena, Tupelo, Mississippi October 14 (Sunday) Life Church, Indianapolis, Indiana October 18 (Thursday) Oil Palace, Tyler, Texas October 19 (Friday) Toyota Center, Houston, Texas October 20 (Saturday) Bell County Expo Center, Belton, Texas October 25 (Thursday) Prairie Capital Convention Center, Springfield, Illinois October 26 (Friday) St. Charles Family Arena, St. Charles, Missouri October 27 (Saturday) Von Braun Civic Center, Huntsville, Alabama October 30 (Tuesday) Cajun Dome, Lafayette, Louisiana The month of November was also full of Casting Crowns concerts with 14 performances including one school assembly: November 1 (Thursday morning chapel) Madison Ridgeland Academy, Jackson, Mississippi with Casting Crowns' drummer Andy Williams November 1 (Thursday) Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson, Mississippi November 2 (Friday) Boutwell Municipal Auditorium, Birmingham, Alabama November 3 (Saturday) Wild Adventures Theme Park, Valdosta, Georgia November 8 (Thursday) Patriot Center, Fairfax, Virginia November 9 (Friday) Stabler Arena, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania November 10 (Saturday) Scope Arena, Norfolk, Virginia November 15 (Thursday) Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, West Virginia November 16 (Friday) Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky November 17 (Saturday) Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina November 23 (Friday) The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia November 24 (Saturday) Pensacola Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida November 29 (Thursday) Memorial Coliseum, Ft. Wayne, Indiana November 30 (Friday) Milwaukee Theater, Milwaukee, Wisconsin As you can see, there are just too many events to comment on each one. We are just thankful that the Lord has given us so many chances to perform. CASTING CROWNS UPDATE Our new presentation, Truth, featured on the Casting Crowns tour has been well received. If the tour happens to pass through your city I would love to have you stop in and say hello! We have just posted dates and locations for the spring tour on our event calendar. TRUTH STUFF Our new Casting Crowns painting, TRUTH, will soon be featured on a fine art print and on t-shirts. Look for them on the spring leg of the Crowns tour. Keep watching our web site for updates. CHANGE for a CHANGE Please be praying for us as we make preparations, and raise the funds needed to go to Italy for about two weeks next summer. We have been in contact with the missionaries there and everything is starting to come together. It is our intent to proclaim Jesus Christ through street evangelistic meetings and also at a US Naval base there. Pray that many would come to Christ. If you would like to help us financially we would appreciate your help. You can send a check (made out to Splat Experience) to our mailing address at 872 W 700 S, Claypool, Indiana 46510. Please put "Change for a Change" in the subject line. We are grateful for all of you who have given us donations already. MORE INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION We were thrilled to perform on a TBN program, The First to Know, earlier this year. We have been invited back to perform our presentation "The Little Drummer Boy" this December and then again in April to perform "The Sacrifice" for Easter. Through the first broadcast we have been able to send our DVD of Above All to South Korea, South Africa, Ireland, Scotland and all over the world! Pray that God would use the video for His glory! Look for us on December 14th! Through TBN we will also be performing at the Holy Land Adventure Theme Park in Orlando, Florida during the first week of January 2008. A NEW DVD SINGLE AVAILABLE We have released our presentation "The Sacrifice" on DVD as a single like the Above All single. This performance was done live at the 2005 Pro-Life Music Festival and incorporates some friends at the end. You will want to order your copy today! This DVD will also have some extras including: a sneak peek at Merry Mas, music videos for Cover Me and Wait For You (a new Brian Timothy song you just have to hear!) and a behind the scenes look at the filming of this DVD project. To order send a check, payable to Splat Experience, or money order for $13.00/DVD to Splat Experience, 872 W 700 S, Claypool, Indiana 46510. Please be sure to tell us this is a pre-order for "THE SACRIFICE DVD SINGLE." We plan on having these in hand by September 20th. You can also still get our Above All DVD single the same way. DECEMBER EVENTS - Please be in prayer for us during this coming month as we will finish the Casting Crowns fall tour, and take a little time off. - December 1 (Saturday) The McElroy Auditorium, Waterloo, Iowa, On tour with CC - December 2 (Sunday) Convocation Center At Northern Illinois, Dekalb, Illinois, On tour with CC - December 11 (Tuesday) The Worship Wall, Vincennes, Indiana - December 14 (Friday) Trinity Broadcasting Network, TV appearance, Santa Ana, California - December 16 (Sunday) Winona Lake, Indiana - December 27 (Thursday) Youth Evangelism Conference, Jackson, Mississippi PRAYER REQUESTS We have started final editing for our DVD project and are having a lot of fun! Please pray that the Lord would continue to bless us as continue working on the DVD project. And as always, please continue to pray for our ministry as well in the following ways: 1) That the Lord would open doors for us to minister. WHICH HE HAS DONE! 2) That many would be drawn into worship through our ministry, and that the focus would remain on glorifying the Lord. 3) That some may be confronted with Jesus Christ for the first time and that they would choose to accept Him as their personal Savior. 4) That the Lord's hand of blessing would be on our ministry. We are thankful for your faithful prayer support! Pray for us every day and drop us a line to let us know you are praying for us at marc@splatexperience.com. DEVOTIONAL PRAISING AND CURSING Before every Casting Crowns concert the tour family (bands, crew and staff) get to together for devotions. Different people lead the devotions each day. I had the chance to lead on October 19th. I shared a verse with everyone that I had read recently. It was James 3:9 - "With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be." If we should not both praise and curse with our tonguesŠ what should we do? Every night when Leeland goes on stage he starts the same. He sings, "Sing unto the LordŠ sing it!" His encouragement is to have everyone sing those words just as he had. I didn't want to put words in Leeland's mouth, but I think he was saying, "Use your tongues to sing praise to the Lord - now do it!" I have been challenged to watch how I use my tongue - as I seek to praise the Lord, setting an example for others regarding praising and cursing. THANK YOU Thank you for your continued prayer support for the ministry. We are excited with what the Lord is doing through us, and what He has called us to do. Take a look at our event calendar and see how the Lord is taking our ministry all across the country for His glory!!! Thank you for telling your pastors and friends about the Christian performance art ministry of Splat Experience. As we grow as a ministry we depend on your help and prayerful support to fulfill the work God has called us to do - encourage worship in the church and tell others about the Lord Jesus Christ. Committed to rediscovering the innovative and imaginative spirit of New Testament worship, Marc Eckel Splat Experience Performance Artist and Event Administrator